The joj was removed as I would get the diferrent .cow files, but they were all returning joj. I then added this to /etc/conf.d/linux-logo (I'd leave out the comments but you need them to decipher the meaning):

2 is passed to /usr/bin/linux_logo which is the word gentoo in purple. Also note the extra spaces in the Time Section. Those are there to somewhat center evenly the time under the date. Notice also that some of our original pieces of /etc/issue can be added from the original as Jeedo decoded:

Jeedo wrote:

1. Customizing /etc/issue

/etc/issue is the text that is displayed before any user is able to log on the system, the default output on Gentoo is:

Code:

This is \n.\O (\s \m \r) \t

Which translates to:

Quote:

This is hostname.iso-domain (kernel arch version) HH:MM:SS

I'm sure theres a fancy way to code to put them in the center, but I'm lazy This will give you both login art and a fortune without the need for /etc/motd as that can only be a plain text file._________________The Birth and Growth of Science is the Death and Atrophy of Art -- Unknown
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